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Semester Review: Grammar

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a word used to identify people, places, things, or ideas

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

pronoun

e)

adverb

2.
(Noun) Have you seen the eraser?
a)
Have
b)
you 
c)
seen 
d)
eraser
3.
(Adjective) Older people tire more easily.  
a)
Older
b)
people 
c)
tire 
d)
easily 
4.
(Adjective) Kind people are often rewarded.  
a)
often 
b)
rewarded
c)
kind 
d)
are
5.
(Adjective) He is agile.
a)
He 
b)
is 
c)
agile 
6.
(Adverb) The police officer ran fast.  
a)
police
b)
officer
c)
ran 
d)
fast 
7.
(Adverb) My sister answered the question intelligently.  
a)
sister
b)
answered
c)
question 
d)
intelligently 
8.
(Adverb) You really should see this art exhibit.  
a)
see
b)
really
c)
art
d)
exhibit 
9.
(Preposition) Reggie fell by the stairs. 
a)
stairs
b)
Reggie
c)
by 
d)
the
10.
(Preposition) May I sit between you two?
a)
between 
b)
you 
c)
two 
d)
may
11.
(Verb) Joke about it now.  
a)
Joke
b)
about 
c)
now 
d)
it
12.
(Verb) They overcharged me. 
a)
overcharged
b)
me
c)
They
13.
(Conjunction) I like peanuts and potato chips.  
a)
like
b)
peanuts
c)
chips 
d)
and 
14.
(Conjunction) He wants to buy the house, yet he knows it is too expensive.  
a)
yet
b)
too
c)
expensive 
d)
wants
15.

What is a noun?

a)

a describing word

b)

a person, place, thing, or sometimes idea

c)

an action word

16.

Is a proper noun general or specific?

a)

General

b)

Specific

17.
Which of the following is NOT a proper noun?
a)
Independence Day
b)
Super Bowl
c)
airplane
d)
Georgia
18.
Which of the following is a common noun?
a)
summer
b)
Halloween
c)
July
d)
Monday
19.
Which word SHOULD NOT be capitalized because it is a common noun?
a)
Flower
b)
Dallas
c)
Texas
d)
Hurricane Harbor
20.
Which of the following is neither a common noun nor a proper noun?
a)
tree
b)
trample
c)
toast
d)
trunk
21.
We went to Chicago on vacation.
What is the proper noun?
a)
Chicago
b)
We
c)
went
d)
vacation
22.
Is the following highlighted word a common or proper noun?
She attended the Halloween festival. 
a)
proper
b)
common
23.
Which of the following is NOT a common noun?
a)
teacher
b)
dog catcher
c)
apple
d)
Applebee's
24.
Which of the following is a proper noun?
a)
museum
b)
New York City
c)
park
d)
swimming pool
25.
Which of the following is a proper noun?
a)
Dr. Jones
b)
dog park
c)
high school
d)
lions
26.
Which of the following words is a proper noun?
a)
Our
b)
team
c)
Japan
d)
pitcher
27.
Which of the following is NOT a proper noun?
a)
Independence Day
b)
Super Bowl
c)
airplane
d)
Georgia
28.
Which of the following is a common noun?
a)
summer
b)
Halloween
c)
July
d)
Monday
29.

What does an adjective describe?

a)

Verbs

b)

Adverbs

c)

Nouns

d)

Prepositions

30.

What does an adverb describe?

a)

Nouns

b)

Verbs

c)

Other Adverbs

d)

Adjectives

31.

What is the adverb in the sentence?

Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.

a)

neatly

b)

wrote

c)

shopping

d)

list

32.

Identify the adverb:

----------------------

After lunch we will go outside and play a quick kickball game.

a)

quick

b)

after

c)

will

d)

outside

33.

What is the adverb in the sentence? The astronaut easily fixed the problem.

a)

fixed

b)

problem

c)

easily

d)

the

34.

Three girls created a mural.

Which word is the adjective?

a)

created

b)

three

c)

mural

35.

I created a colorful painting.

Which word is the adjective?

a)

colorful

b)

created

c)

painting

36.

The mighty elephant pushed aside the large boulder.

Which 2 words are adjectives?

a)

elephant and boulder

b)

mighty and large

c)

the and the

37.

Select the adjective in the sentence.

Juan handled the breakable glasses very carefully.

a)

glasses

b)

very

c)

carefully

d)

breakable 

38.
What is the preposition?
Over the years we have learned to study hard.
a)
the
b)
have
c)
to
d)
over
39.
What is the preposition?
Singing is fun during the holidays.
a)
is
b)
fun
c)
during
d)
on
40.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
My cat jumped on my bed and woke me up. 
a)
on my bed
b)
my cat jumped
c)
on my bed and woke me up
d)
woke me
41.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 

The chairs were placed upon the desks. 
a)
upon the desks
b)
were placed
c)
the chairs were placed upon
d)
the chairs
42.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 

The pencil fell under the desk. 
a)
the pencil
b)
fell under the desk
c)
under the desk
d)
the desk
43.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
The bird flew into the window but was okay.
a)
the bird flew
b)
into the window but was okay
c)
flew into the window
d)
into the window
44.

I like to listen to music.

a)

to listen

b)

to music

c)

like to

d)

No prepositional phrases

45.
Choose the preposition:
A beautiful line of trees runs along the river.
a)
of
b)
a
c)
the
d)
runs
46.
The scenery was so new that I wanted to take it all in.
a)
preposition
b)
adverb
47.
I enjoy walking in the woods.
a)
preposition
b)
adverb
48.

The dog is playing catch.

a)

Dependent Clause

b)

Independent Clause

49.

When my mother arrives.

a)

Dependent Clause

b)

Independent Clause

50.

Because I studied hard for my test.

a)

Dependent Clause

b)

Independent Clause

51.

I was watching my brother play video games.

a)

Dependent Clause

b)

Independent Clause

52.

Cheetahs are the fastest land animals.

a)

Dependent Clause

b)

Independent Clause

53.

While I was playing soccer.

a)

Dependent Clause

b)

Independent Clause

54.
What is the subordinating conjunction?
 
When we visited Paris, we saw the Eiffle Tower.
a)
visited
b)
Paris
c)
Eiffel
d)
when
55.
What is the subordinating conjunction?
 
When we visited Paris, we saw the Eiffle Tower.
a)
visited
b)
Paris
c)
Eiffel
d)
when
56.
What is the subordinating conjunction?
 
Unless we get rain soon, the flowers will die.
a)
flowers
b)
unless
c)
die
d)
soon
57.
What is the subordinating conjunction?
 
I will finish my homework after the movie is over.
a)
finish
b)
homework
c)
after
d)
over
58.
Is the blue clause independent or dependent?
When we visited Paris, we saw the Eiffle Tower.
a)
dependent
b)
independent
59.
Is the blue clause independent or dependent?
I will finish my homework after the movie is over.
a)
dependent
b)
independent
60.
Is the blue clause independent or dependent?
Since it is the weekend, I will sleep until noon.
a)
dependent
b)
independent
61.
What word should the comma be after?
 
If you want to be healthy you should exercise
a)
If
b)
healthy
c)
no comma
62.
What word should the comma be after?
 
Don't feed the animals because they might bite you.
a)
animals
b)
because
c)
no comma
63.
what is a dependent clause?
a)
does not express a complete thought
b)
a complete sentence
c)
a compound sentence
d)
a complete thought
64.
what is an independent clause?
a)
a complete thought that can't stand by itself as a sentence
b)
a complete thought that can stand by itself as a sentence
c)
a simple-complex sentence
d)
 a type of french braid
65.
We like to put up decorations
a)
independent clause
b)
dependent clause
c)
both a dependent and an independent clause
66.
When I was five, I started kindergarten
a)
independent clause
b)
dependent clause
c)
both a dependent and an independent clause
67.
Please listen to my side of the story
a)
independent clause
b)
dependent clause
c)
both a dependent and an independent clause
68.
Identify the verb in this sentence:
Billy jumped over the fence.
a)
Billy
b)
jumped
c)
over
d)
fence
69.
Identify the verb in this sentence:
Sarah voted for the very first time!
a)
voted
b)
Sarah
c)
first
d)
very
70.
Identify the verb in this sentence:
The students studied for the test.
a)
The
b)
test
c)
studied
d)
students
71.
Identify the verb in this sentence:
The tiny baby is happy.
a)
tiny
b)
is
c)
baby
d)
happy
72.
Identify the verb in this sentence:
The lost child looked scared.
a)

lost

b)

looked

c)

child

d)

scared

73.

Identify the verb in this sentence:

One person in the crowd is the winner.

a)

is

b)

crowd

c)

is the

d)

in the crowd is

74.

Identify the verb in this sentence:

Jamie should have been nicer to you.

a)

should have been

b)

should have been nicer

c)

should have

d)

nicer

75.

Identify the verb in this sentence:

Alex must have been happier yesterday.

a)

must have been

b)

must have

c)

must

d)

must have been happier

76.

Identify the verb in this sentence:

After school, Fran went to the movies to see "Star Wars" with her friends.

a)

movies

b)

see

c)

went

d)

went to

77.

Identify the verb in this sentence:

Patricia holds the key to the puzzle.

a)

key

b)

puzzle

c)

holds

d)

to the puzzle

78.

Identify the verb in this sentence:

The pot of stew on the stove caught on fire. 

a)

caught

b)

caught on

c)

pot of

d)

on the stove

79.

Identify the verb in this sentence:

The plane must have held two hundred and eighty people on the trip to France.

a)

must have

b)

held

c)

two hundred

d)

must have held

80.

Identify the verb in this sentence:

Colin and Mary are the winners of the popularity contest.

a)

winners

b)

popularity

c)

are

d)

contest

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